Jake McGee Leaves Early Due To Knee Injury rotoballer.com Tue 4/2/19 1:15 PM
Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Jake McGee was pulled early on Monday against the Rays after he told the trainers something in his knee "felt kind of funny." McGee had thrown 1 1/3 clean innings prior to suffering the injury, but he was removed after a short discussion with the training staff. After the game, McGee passed all tests with no issue and said he felt fine, but an update is expected sometime Tuesday or [...]
2019 Bullpen Outlooks - National League West rotoballer.com Fri 1/25/19 6:45 AM
The East and Central have already been covered, so let's head out west. It's time to see what's going on in the bullpens of the National League West division.There are still too many significant relief pitchers on the free agent market to believe that any bullpen is "set" for Opening Day, but there are a few NL West bullpens who at least have their closers set. Meanwhile, there are a pair of bullpens who seem ready to go into spring training with a full-on battle for the ninth inning. [...]
Jake McGee Takes Loss In Extras rotoballer.com Tue 7/31/18 9:31 AM
Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Jake McGee continues to struggle this season. On Monday night, he gave up a walk-off home run to Marcell Ozuna in the 10th inning to start the team's road trip, and that bumped his ERA back up to 6.11 for the year. It's been nearly two months since he's made four appearances in a row without giving up a run, and basically every advanced metric is worse than last year including strikeout rate, walk rate, strand rate, and HR/FB rate. McGee's struggles have been a [...]
Surplus to Requirements - Minor Trades and Fantasy Implications rotoballer.com Mon 7/30/18 4:15 AM
For fantasy baseball owners the trading deadline is a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, the hope is that players move into better spots on better teams, or at the very least, do not move to worse spots. On the other hand, trades lead to changes, and changes are not always good for players. Closers move to set-up roles, and backups move into starting roles quicker at this points in the season than any other time. As baseball fans it is exciting, but as owners, perhaps not so much.
So then[...]
Jake McGee Drilled By Diamondbacks rotoballer.com Wed 7/11/18 9:47 AM
Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Jake McGee seemed like he was starting to come around after posting three straight scoreless outings, but that all fell apart on Tuesday as he was torched for three earned runs while recording zero outs. McGee entered the ballgame in the seventh inning to protect a one-run lead, but instead, he walked the leadoff batter and gave up a double followed by a home run before being replaced. The three-run shot would be the nail in Colorado's coffin and hang the loss on[...]
Jake McGee Vultures First Save Of 2018 rotoballer.com Fri 6/22/18 7:20 AM
Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Jake McGee got the call on Thursday after [...]
Jake McGee Gives Up Game-Winning Homer rotoballer.com Mon 5/21/18 9:40 AM
Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Jake McGee has always ridden a fine line between great and terrible, and it appears 2018 might be another terrible year. McGee was called on for a tough lefty-lefty showdown with Brandon Belt on Sunday, and he lost in spectacular fashion as he gave up a three-run home run that would end up being the game-deciding blast. To further punctuate the poor outing, McGee then gave up a second straight homer followed by a pair of singles. He did pick off one of those runne[...]
Jake McGee Takes Loss In 10th Inning rotoballer.com Sat 5/12/18 12:30 PM
Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Jake McGee hasn't been as stellar in 2018 as expected, and he was saddled with a loss on Friday as he ended up getting victimized for a run in the 10th inning by the Brewers. McGee has struggled to throw clean innings this season, and he's now carrying a 5.52 ERA. While McGee seemed like a nice candidate for a lot of holds this year, owners should probably avoid him while he's trying to figure out what's wrong.
Jake McGee Melts Down Against Mets rotoballer.com Sat 5/5/18 11:30 AM
Colorado Rockies setup man Jake McGee struggled mightily against the Mets on Friday, and it almost cost his team the game. McGee faced two batters in the ninth inning of an 8-5 game, and he promptly gave up a double and RBI single. He was replaced by [...]
Jake McGee Agrees To Stay With Rockies rotoballer.com Wed 12/13/17 5:25 AM
This article references Jake McGee and more! Updating an earlier report, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that Jake McGee has agreed to terms with the Rockies. The deal is for three years with a fourth year option. McGee will join Bryan Shaw at the back-end of the bullpen. If Greg Holland doesn't return, McGee could see save opportunities.Keep on reading: Jake McGee Agrees To Stay With Rockies